tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54602679100349393142018-03-02T11:25:38.289-05:00Vital SignsCJ Lyons is a pediatric ER doctor and award-winning medical suspense author. Her first novel, LIFELINES, was released March 2008 and became a National Bestseller. LIFELINES was praised by Publishers Weekly as a "spot-on debut....Lyons delivers a breathtakingly fast-paced medical thriller."
The sequel, WARNING SIGNS, will be released January, 2009.
CJ discusses life, medicine, mystery and mayhem here.CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-76282622529824047472009-02-09T10:27:00.003-05:002009-02-09T10:30:02.064-05:00LIFELINES wins Best First Novel!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SZBLbsm463I/AAAAAAAAAfA/_NlAk-93Boc/s1600-h/lim_award.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 156px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SZBLbsm463I/AAAAAAAAAfA/_NlAk-93Boc/s320/lim_award.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300819700617898866" /></a>LIFELINES won the Readers' Choice Award for Best First Novel of 2008 at the recent Love is Murder Conference!<br /><br />Needless to say, I'm thrilled! And I couldn't have done it without the support of all my friends and readers.<br /><br />I'd like to also thank the organizers of Love is Murder for inviting me to Chicago and putting on such an outstanding conference! You guys rock!CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-58877158726561885032009-02-01T12:53:00.004-05:002009-02-01T21:09:41.744-05:00CJ in The Big Thrill!<span style="font-weight: normal;">Recently Julie Kramer interviewed me for <a href="http://thrillerwriters.org/">The Big Thrill</a>, a wonderful e-zine that covers everything related to thriller/suspense novels. </span><br/><br /></span></span></span>For those of you who don't subscribe to <a href="http://thrillerwriters.org/">The Big Thrill</a>, I thought I'd share my interview--if you want to read more about thriller authors like David Morrell, Sandra Brown, James Patterson, and many, many more, sign up here for <a href="http://thrillerwriters.org/">The Big Thrill.</a><br /><br /><h1 class="asset-name">Warning Signs by CJ Lyons</h1> <div class="asset-meta"> <span class="byline"> By <a href="http://www.juliekramerbooks.com/">Julie Kramer</a> </span> <span class="separator">|</span> <a class="permalink" href="http://www.thrillerwriters.org/2009/01/warning-signs-by-cj-lyons.html">Permalink</a> </div> <div class="asset-content"> <div class="asset-body"> <span lang="EN"> <p><a href="http://www.cjlyons.net/"> <span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img class="mt-image-right" style="margin: 0px 0px 4px 4px; float: right;" alt="warning-signs.jpg" src="http://www.thrillerwriters.org/warning-signs.jpg" width="93" height="150" /></span>CJ Lyons</a> is swapping her M.D. title for that of national bestselling author with the release of her new novel, WARNING SIGNS, this month. Both occupations involve blood, sweat and tears, but at least in fiction, her patients don't <i>really</i> die. By writing what she knows, Lyons launched a series that combines the pace of E.R. with the sizzle of Grey's Anatomy. </p> <p>She's been there in the medical trenches of trauma centers, on the Navajo Reservation, even as a flight doctor. Her clinical views have aided police and prosecutors in cases of rape, child abuse, and murder. In writing suspense, Lyons knows more about life and death than most of us will ever face. So we'll begin with the question on everyone's mind.</p> <p><strong>In real life, do doctors and nurses have sex in the hospital?</strong></p> <p>Only with George Clooney and Patrick Dempsey, lol! Seriously, working 36 hour shifts in the same pair of sweaty scrubs and having no privacy anywhere aren't as conducive to fun and games as you'd think.</p><span lang="EN"> <p><strong>Compared to struggling writers, doctors have a enviably secure paycheck. How did you have the guts to trade your stethoscope for a keyboard? And don't tell us it worked for Tess Gerritson and Michael Critchton, so you knew everything would be fine.</strong></p> <p>Well, first of all, I've always been a dreamer. If I hadn't been, I would never have made it to college, much less been able to put myself through medical school. And second of all, I'm half Irish and half Italian, which makes me all stubborn.</p> <p>But it did take courage. Talk about your leap of faith--even though I wasn't making a lot of money as a pediatrician (kids don't vote, so pediatricians are at the bottom of the pay scale) it was plenty for me. And to leave that to live a life of uncertainty, no secure paycheck, no plan B--well, let's just say that several of my partners suggested a psych eval would make more sense than my following my dream of writing.</p> <p>All I can say is that I knew what I wanted, was confident in my abilities, and yes, I did prepare a financial emergency fund--just in case. Those first few months were scary--first time I'd been unemployed since I was 15! But luckily since then I've been making a living with my writing, paying the bills, and having a heck of a lot of fun doing it!</p></span></span> </div> <div id="more" class="asset-more"> <span lang="EN"> <p><b> <span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px; float: left;" alt="cj-lyons.jpg" src="http://www.thrillerwriters.org/cj-lyons.jpg" width="109" height="150" /></span>How does your national bestselling debut, LIFELINES, differ from your sequel, WARNING SIGNS?</b></p> <p>LIFELINES was definitely more of a thriller. It was the classic stranger comes to town story (I love old westerns) and the pacing is rapid-fire, the stakes raised until the entire city is at risk. </p> <p>WARNING SIGNS, however, is more of a mystery, focusing on the whodunnit and howdunnit of a mysterious illness. It's a coming of age story for a medical student who isn't sure if she's really sick or just has a bad case of medical studentitis--a form of hypochondriasis that every doctor suffers at some point in their career. It's still fast paced, but more about the medical student coming to her own as a healer.</p> <p>The third book, URGENT CARE, is back to the world of thrillerdom--it's darker and edgier than either of the first books. More emotionally complex and the plot is also more complicated.</p> <p><strong>Your books feature four strong, diverse women facing life and death at Angles of Mercy Medical Center in Pittsburgh. Will each get to star in her own story?</strong></p> <p>Hopefully! I just turned in book 3, Nora's story--it was the most complex novel I've written, a bit darker and edgier than the first two. We'll have to see what my publisher says about future books. I have plenty of ideas for stories that go beyond the original four main characters.</p> <p><strong>You like to describe your books as Thrillers with Heart. Can you explain what you mean?</strong></p> <p>Thrillers are at heart about an adrenalin rush and increasing stakes. For Thrillers with Heart, these stakes revolve around the main character's relationships rather than more remote stakes (like saving the world from a spy satellite run amok). Think Tom Clancy's <em>Patriot Games </em>which is all about family or the movie <em>The Terminator</em>, which is basically a love story. One of the first thrillers ever, Homer's <em>Odyssey</em>, would be a Thriller with Heart--it's about one man's love driving him home to his wife despite all odds.</p> <p><strong>Any regrets about leaving the practice of medicine?</strong></p> <p>I do miss my patients and my partners, but the way our health care system is imploding, I do not miss dealing with the HMO's and paperwork at all.</p> <p><strong>Some think publishing is imploding as well. Are you nervous about the future of books?</strong></p> <p>No. People want to experience stories, to be transported from their routine lives, and they need writers to tell them. We're in a technological transition that may pave the way to alternative forms of storytelling, but it won't abolish the more traditional methods--just as movies and TV didn't. </p> <p>Books as a vehicle for storytelling have survived a long time for good reason. They may evolve over the next decade, but they won't vanish. And no matter what direction technology takes our society, there will always be a need for storytellers.</p> <p><strong>At parties, were people more impressed when you told them you were a doctor? Or now when you tell them you're an author?</strong></p> <p>When people learn I'm published, they're more impressed with that than with my being a doctor. I think a lot of folks associate being published (with "real" books out there!) with being a minor celebrity. </p><b> <p><strong>But doctors save lives. Something's wrong here</strong>. </p></b> <p>I guess that speaks to our nation's healthcare crisis--that doctors have now dropped to the bottom of the food chain, even below lawyers, lol!</p> <p>Just kidding, some of my best friends are lawyers. But no one has ever asked me to tell them about the lives I've saved. I usually get asked about my "worst" case. Or people target me for a rant about how awful their own doctors are.</p><b> <p><strong>Do party guests try to get you to read their unpublished manuscripts just like they used to try to get you to diagnose their sore shoulders?</strong> </p></b> <p>Yes! Only now they tell me their medical tales of woe, expect a free diagnosis, AND they want me to write up their "fascinating medical experience" in my next book!</p><b> <p>Most suspense writers have dark, spooky websites. Yours is white and clean. What does this say about you?</p></b> <p>Thank you for noticing--I worked very hard to make my site (http://www.cjlyons.net) that way. I wanted my site to evoke a response that it was fresh, dynamic, and different. That here is a writer who is different than others, willing to take chances, and whose books are also fresh and different. I also think the site conveys a sense of movement, a bit of an edge--perfect for a doctor writing medical thrillers.</p> <p>WARNING SIGNS is available now. To get your aches and pains glamorized in CJ Lyons' next book, contact her on her website at <a href="http://www.cjlyons.net/">http://www.cjlyons.net</a></p> <p><em> <span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px; float: left;" alt="kramer-julie-small.jpg" src="http://www.thrillerwriters.org/kramer-julie-small.jpg" width="50" height="75" /></span>Contributing editor <a href="http://www.juliekramerbooks.com/">Julie Kramer's </a>debut, STALKING SUSAN, is a finalist for Best First Mystery in the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards. Her sequel, MISSING MARK, will be released July 14 by Doubleday.</em></p></span> </div> </div>CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-86841951061213046812009-01-26T22:36:00.002-05:002009-01-26T22:37:48.778-05:00WARNING SIGNS is here!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SX6BgDJfkBI/AAAAAAAAAeA/fanmIQ_F1uk/s1600-h/WARNINGSIGNS.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SX6BgDJfkBI/AAAAAAAAAeA/fanmIQ_F1uk/s320/WARNINGSIGNS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295812599435202578" /></a>Hi everyone! My second book, WARNING SIGNS, is out in stores now!<br /><br />Let me know if you spot it at your favorite bookstore--or better yet, what you think of it after you read it!<br /><br />And, of course, tell your friends about both LIFELINES and WARNING SIGNS--remember, they'll be in the General Fiction and Literature section of the bookstore, right near Moby Dick, lol!<br /><br />Thanks for helping to spread the word!<br />CJCJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-83196699467469562862009-01-13T19:51:00.001-05:002009-01-14T20:01:06.075-05:00WARNING SIGNS book videoComing January 27th, look for WARNING SIGNS in the general fiction/literature section of your favorite bookstore:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3uPoMClD2MQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3uPoMClD2MQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-88032073504632924612008-12-18T18:04:00.003-05:002008-12-18T18:21:38.278-05:00WARNING SIGNS, first review!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SUrXgX2ls3I/AAAAAAAAAdM/Zir9N2sDzfI/s1600-h/WARNINGSIGNS.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SUrXgX2ls3I/AAAAAAAAAdM/Zir9N2sDzfI/s200/WARNINGSIGNS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281270464204092274" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">WARNING SIGNS</span><br />C.J. Lyons<br />Jove, Feb 2009, $7.99<br />ISBN: 9780515145830<br /><br /><blockquote>This exhilarating medical thriller gets the blood pumping as readers will admire and root for courageous Amanda....This is a terrific thriller and fans of Michael Palmer will enjoy this fine tale of a brave but scared medical student in trouble.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">—<a href="http://themysterygazette.blogspot.com/2008/12/warning-signs-cj-lyons.html">The Mystery Gazette, Dec. 15, 2008</a></span></blockquote>CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-47146113012949412502008-11-07T08:49:00.003-05:002008-11-07T08:52:44.208-05:00WARNING SIGNS cover art is here!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SRRHlTynaxI/AAAAAAAAAVU/_vjW4fjn05s/s1600-h/WARNING+SIGNS.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SRRHlTynaxI/AAAAAAAAAVU/_vjW4fjn05s/s320/WARNING+SIGNS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265912570596256530" /></a>And it's gorgeous!<br /><br />Thank you, everyone in the art department at Berkley/Jove, you guys rock!<br /><br />Mark your calenders, WARNING SIGNS will be out January 27, 2009. Or you can pre-order <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Warning-Signs-CJ-Lyons/dp/0515145831/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226065913&sr=8-1">here</a>.CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-71497666342268784912008-08-18T10:02:00.002-05:002008-08-18T10:08:14.592-05:00Talk about Sex!Thought that would get your attention, lol! <a href="http://jordandane.com">Jordan Dane</a>, T<a href="http://Tonimcgeecausey.com">oni McGee Causey</a>, <a href="http://www.roxannestclaire.com/">Roxanne St. Clair</a>, St. Martin's Publisher Matthew Shear and I did a panel at R<a href="http://rwanational.org">WA National Conference</a> called Sex and the Single Title.<br /><br />It was in one of the larger rooms (I'm told there was seating for 75) but we had folks sitting on the floor, standing in the back, it was jam packed and one of the most talked about (and praised!) sessions of the conference....and now it's highlighted in an article in the <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/17/DDS0127RA7.DTL">San Francisco Chronicle</a>:<br /><blockquote>Writing sex scenes<br /><br />Meanwhile, behind the doors of a nearby conference workshop, a panel of best-selling authors gave tips on how to write sex scenes - explicit and otherwise. Among their observations:<br /><br />-- "A sex scene is an action scene," said Toni McGee Causey. Her latest "white-trash romance" is "Bobbie Faye's Very (Very, Very, Very) Bad Day."<br /><br />-- "Younger romance readers have a higher tolerance for sex," according to editor Matthew Scheer of St. Martin's Press.<br /><br />-- "It doesn't need to be a how-to guide," said Roxanne St. Claire, author of the Bullet Catchers trilogy. "A sex scene must be emotionally true to character - and it has to make the conflict worse."<br /><br />Audience questions ran to the technical. This one busted up the room: "Do you practice your love scenes before you write them?" an aspiring author asked.<br /><br />"Well, I don't recommend the spin cycle," Causey quipped.<br /><br />Fellow panelist CJ Lyons, who writes medical-suspense, had a quick rejoinder. "I told you!" she said. "It's the dryer, on low."</blockquote><br /><br />Yes, probably the first and last time I'll ever get the last word in a conversation with Toni!!!<br /><br />Read the entire article <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/17/DDS0127RA7.DTL">here</a> and enjoy!<br />CJCJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-25034786867649929252008-08-08T20:04:00.001-05:002008-08-08T20:04:22.137-05:00New CJ Lyons video!<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cs89.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/489ced1575b7d9d6/46928cc5788deb29/7dd12868/widget.js"></script>CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-26909833300754965452008-07-24T17:13:00.004-05:002008-07-24T17:21:28.043-05:00My cup...er, to-be-read-pile, overflowethSo, before I left for TFest, I took a week off and gave myself the ultimate treat: a reading binge!! (If I sound like a book junkie, well, yes, Hi, I'm CJ and I love books...)<br /><br />Here are the ones I indulged in that week:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SIj_0D8hHQI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/aHjeZJhcOBE/s1600-h/CIMG0308.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SIj_0D8hHQI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/aHjeZJhcOBE/s200/CIMG0308.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226708637440875778" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />BUT....here are the ones I came home with and that now sit tempting me everyday:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SIkACnNLZGI/AAAAAAAAARA/7VdzCCJqG88/s1600-h/CIMG0312.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SIkACnNLZGI/AAAAAAAAARA/7VdzCCJqG88/s200/CIMG0312.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226708887424164962" /></a><br /><br />Oh my, just a taste, please--but once I start a book, I know the perils, it's so hard to stop!<br /><br />Anyone else with this problem?<br /><br />Hmmm....maybe I could give up cleaning the house to find more time to fit in reading? Whoops, I already do that to find more time to write!CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-37145770030228847932008-07-15T12:11:00.004-05:002008-07-15T14:55:43.032-05:00TFest Fan-Girl moment: Me and Harlan Coben!Thanks to Barbara Vey from <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/880000288/post/200029420.html">Publishers Weekly</a> for posting this "drive-by" video of me and <a href="http://www.harlancoben.com">Harlan Coben</a>.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifvalue="http://www.youtube.com/v/-DoWgGYMsQ4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-DoWgGYMsQ4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I can't believe I was coherent, I've been a huge fan of Harlan's for years and years! And Harlan was so sweet to mention my books! Just goes to show you the caliber of writers <a href="http://thrillerwriters.org">ThrillerFest</a> attracts.CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-83306257802583119622008-07-14T15:14:00.008-05:002008-07-14T15:26:24.591-05:00ThrillerFest Festivities!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SHu00fe6s2I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/bpPSC1-3IDo/s1600-h/CIMG0286.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SHu00fe6s2I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/bpPSC1-3IDo/s200/CIMG0286.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222967006763594594" /></a><br /><br />I'm too exhausted to recap the entire week all in one post, so will start with some of the highlights:<br /><br />Lee Child accepting his gift from the ITW Debut Authors--yes, it's a artist's rendering of Lee being chased by a hoard of 40 zombie-mutant-crazed debut authors for cover quotes!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SHu1JmFwL3I/AAAAAAAAAQY/5jZqsDBfcQw/s1600-h/CIMG0280.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SHu1JmFwL3I/AAAAAAAAAQY/5jZqsDBfcQw/s200/CIMG0280.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222967369314348914" /></a><br /><br /><br />What were they thinking? The very nice (and very cute!) ATF guys let me hold a M-5 submachine gun, woohoo!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SHu1cKB8ZTI/AAAAAAAAAQg/jOdM5kE96PY/s1600-h/CIMG0300.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SHu1cKB8ZTI/AAAAAAAAAQg/jOdM5kE96PY/s200/CIMG0300.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222967688199693618" /></a><br />Me and ITW president, Steve Berry, looking James Bond cool at the Awards Banquet.<br /><br /><br />Fun, friends, books, guns, readers--who could ask for anything more?CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-80608652863881972612008-07-06T19:31:00.002-05:002008-07-06T19:34:54.309-05:00Anyone get Sirius?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sirius.com/servlet/BlobServer?blobtable=ImageAsset&blobcol=urlimage&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1208923229687"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.sirius.com/servlet/BlobServer?blobtable=ImageAsset&blobcol=urlimage&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1208923229687" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I'll be appearing live on Doctor Radio (Sirius Channel 114) with Dr. Billy Goldberg, author of Why Do Men Have Nipples on Thursday, July 10th from 8am-9am.<br /><br />Should be a fun time, so if you Sirius, tune in!CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-83214158959525281822008-06-25T15:49:00.003-05:002008-06-25T15:58:06.099-05:00More LIFELINES sightings...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SGKvnKBrfeI/AAAAAAAAAQA/ig5JwMIjSYg/s1600-h/6993906-R1-048-22A.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SGKvnKBrfeI/AAAAAAAAAQA/ig5JwMIjSYg/s200/6993906-R1-048-22A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215924405689613794" /></a><br />Ruth sent this pix and said:<br /><blockquote><br />I loved your book! I couldn't put it down. I can't wait for the next one!<br />I was reading it while on a cruise in a caribbean, here's a picture of me at the beach in Labadee, Haiti with your book. </blockquote><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SGKwo6qufCI/AAAAAAAAAQI/QGbYov5Gb3Q/s1600-h/margiescott.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SGKwo6qufCI/AAAAAAAAAQI/QGbYov5Gb3Q/s200/margiescott.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215925535438175266" /></a>And Margie sent this pix--she drove all the way from Canada to have her picture taken with me and LIFELINES!<br /><br />(well, I think her husband's fishing trip and vacation had something to do with it as well, lol!)<br /><br />Thanks guys! And remember, if you want to enter for a chance to win a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card and a LIFELINES t-shirt, just email me your photo of you and your copy of LIFELINES!<br /><br />They'll be posted here and eventually on a special page on my website. Winner will be announced in my Summer newsletter!CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-16383999323616279102008-06-17T19:37:00.005-05:002008-06-17T19:49:39.240-05:00Wordsmiths Gala!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SFhaQ0EqKlI/AAAAAAAAAPw/eDrpWbZZIwE/s1600-h/CIMG0231.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SFhaQ0EqKlI/AAAAAAAAAPw/eDrpWbZZIwE/s200/CIMG0231.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213015813583940178" /></a><br /><br />The wonderful folks at <a href="http://wordsmithsbooks.com">Wordsmith's Bookstore</a> in Decatur, GA invited me to participate in their anniversary celebration last weekend and I had a blast!<br /><br />The guest of honor was the unforgettable <a href="http://tonimcgeecausey.com">Toni McGee Causey</a> (Bobbie Faye's Kinda, Sorta, Not Exactly Family Jewels) who taught us how to shuck crawfish.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SFha3sbrjPI/AAAAAAAAAP4/O_GV0H6Ltww/s1600-h/CIMG0240.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SFha3sbrjPI/AAAAAAAAAP4/O_GV0H6Ltww/s200/CIMG0240.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213016481547914482" /></a><br />Wordsmith's threw a cajun party, a fais do-do, for Toni and Tim from <a href="http://babygotbooks.com">BabyGotBooks</a> litblog did the honors of preparing the crawfish boil. <br /><br />Um-um-good.....Wordsmiths promised more fun than is legally allowed in a bookstore and they delivered!CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-65950141238563147972008-06-06T18:46:00.006-05:002008-06-06T18:53:49.092-05:00Whoops! Kinda forgot to blog...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SEnNdErT4AI/AAAAAAAAAPY/WjkRt-Cf5DM/s1600-h/boatonwater.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SEnNdErT4AI/AAAAAAAAAPY/WjkRt-Cf5DM/s200/boatonwater.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208920343385989122" /></a><br /><br />Hey there! I know, it's been a while! Sorry, I got a bit distracted running hither and yon launching LIFELINES.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SEnNGBayozI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/pv_lJSZ6z1w/s1600-h/boat8.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SEnNGBayozI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/pv_lJSZ6z1w/s200/boat8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208919947374404402" /></a><br /><br />But, one of my stops was in Pittsburgh where I had the chance to have some fun research for Book 2, WARNING SIGNS, spending an afternoon with a few of the Pittsburgh River Rescue guys!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SEnNwVyMuQI/AAAAAAAAAPg/XMwUvRcuUcY/s1600-h/riverguys.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SEnNwVyMuQI/AAAAAAAAAPg/XMwUvRcuUcY/s200/riverguys.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208920674395797762" /></a><br />Here are some pix, enjoy!<br />CJCJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-71488020737820702422008-05-09T09:47:00.002-05:002008-05-09T09:49:47.183-05:00Girls gotta have fun!Check out the good time I had joking around with Jill Monroe and Gena Showalter on their Author Talk show!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/U4ZiFgu58yc&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/U4ZiFgu58yc&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-52089068290780595022008-05-05T09:56:00.003-05:002008-05-05T10:02:54.008-05:00LIFELINES tour wrap-up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SB8gwHZgZwI/AAAAAAAAAPA/XSRfH9xjapQ/s1600-h/TatteredCover2.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SB8gwHZgZwI/AAAAAAAAAPA/XSRfH9xjapQ/s200/TatteredCover2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196908506000680706" /></a><br />One book, eight weeks, thirteen cities….<br /><br />Hey, I'm back! Home sweet home for three whole weeks, yeah! On the plane back home, I was reflecting on some of the stats from my LIFELINES book tour.<br /><br />Number of:<br /><br />Flights taken: 25<br />Pieces of luggage lost: 0<br />Miles driven: 1927<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SB8hXXZgZxI/AAAAAAAAAPI/K-6gaqBTK9k/s1600-h/wsavjodiandsonny.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SB8hXXZgZxI/AAAAAAAAAPI/K-6gaqBTK9k/s200/wsavjodiandsonny.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196909180310546194" /></a><br />Trains: 8<br />Buses: 6<br />Boats: 1 <br />Hospitals visited: 2<br />Speeches/panels/workshops given: 15<br />TV/video interviews: 5<br />Print interviews: 8 <br />"Live" Signings: 16<br />"Drive-by" Signings: 12 <br />Conference booksellers sold out of LIFELINES: 100%<br />Friends old and new met: too many to count!!!<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who made my first ever tour and first ever book release such a huge success!!!<br />CJCJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-54393103877813832272008-05-01T19:43:00.002-05:002008-05-01T19:45:55.418-05:00Virtual LIFELINESHad a wonderful chat with the ladies of The Women of Mystery Bookclub the other night and they were kind enough to send this great picture:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SBpkCHZgY2I/AAAAAAAAAGs/T-CfJHMVRU8/s1600-h/Women+of+Mystery+book+club2.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SBpkCHZgY2I/AAAAAAAAAGs/T-CfJHMVRU8/s200/Women+of+Mystery+book+club2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195575107633832802" /></a><br />The Women of Mystery Book Club in West Monroe, Louisiana<br />Pictured are Back Row left to right: Cynthia Malone, Laveda Clark, Linda Hill<br />Front row left to right: Beth Cornelison, Sheila Stracner, Jennelle Brulte<br /><br />Mega-thanks to Beth Cornelison for inviting me and sending the pix!!!<br />CJCJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-9380790971288762932008-04-27T21:13:00.005-05:002008-04-27T21:24:52.689-05:00More LIFELINES sightings...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SBU0C3ZgY0I/AAAAAAAAAGc/TIbO5-GxcB4/s1600-h/LarissaIoneLifelines.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SBU0C3ZgY0I/AAAAAAAAAGc/TIbO5-GxcB4/s200/LarissaIoneLifelines.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194114969077048130" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.larissaione.com/">Larissa Ione</a> took LIFELINES camping with her and wrote:<br /><blockquote>I finished Lifelines, and loved it! Now I’m DYING for the next one...Excellent book, lady – totally AMAZING debut! Congrats!<br /><br />As promised, I’m sending proof that I read Lifelines while camping! It <br />annoyed the hell out of my husband, who kept saying I needed to do things like hike. Pfft. I was just way to engrossed in the book!<br /></blockquote><br /><br />And a sighting from <a href="http://tonimcgeecausey.com/">Toni McGee Causey</a> in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SBUzLHZgYzI/AAAAAAAAAGU/qX_jgfI8zmg/s1600-h/batonrouge"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SBUzLHZgYzI/AAAAAAAAAGU/qX_jgfI8zmg/s200/batonrouge" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194114011299341106" /></a><br /><br />Finally, one more from the Brazilian rainforest, courtesy of <a href="http://leightongage.com">Leighton Gage</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SBU0zXZgY1I/AAAAAAAAAGk/OLlm_zPFtbM/s1600-h/Juguitiba.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SBU0zXZgY1I/AAAAAAAAAGk/OLlm_zPFtbM/s200/Juguitiba.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194115802300703570" /></a><br /><br />Feel free to send me your pictures of any sightings of LIFELINES!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br />CJCJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-58363106626244589652008-04-21T07:47:00.005-05:002008-04-21T07:56:08.992-05:00LIFELINES international!<a href="http://leightongage.com/">Leighton Gage</a>, a fantastically talented crime writer from Brazil and author of <span style="font-style:italic;">Blood of the Wicked</span>, sent me these pictures of LIFELINES in Sao Paulo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SAyOVNWmmfI/AAAAAAAAAGM/VrUBZhcM_Yc/s1600-h/saopaulo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SAyOVNWmmfI/AAAAAAAAAGM/VrUBZhcM_Yc/s200/saopaulo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191680965464201714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SAyN89WmmeI/AAAAAAAAAGE/WO9Wt1e7emU/s1600-h/saopauloview.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SAyN89WmmeI/AAAAAAAAAGE/WO9Wt1e7emU/s200/saopauloview.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191680548852373986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SAyNk9WmmdI/AAAAAAAAAF8/Fwu0SfvVh0s/s1600-h/sanpaulo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/SAyNk9WmmdI/AAAAAAAAAF8/Fwu0SfvVh0s/s200/sanpaulo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191680136535513554" /></a><br /><br />Pretty cool, eh?<br /><br />Feel free to send me pictures of you and your copy of LIFELINES--I'll enter you into a special contest and post them here!<br />CJCJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-39162094052113682982008-03-24T06:15:00.000-05:002008-03-24T06:16:17.182-05:00LIFELINES scores a perfect 10!<img src="http://cjlyons.net/i/LIFELINES-med_framed.png" alt="cover" align="right" border="2" />In addition to the accolades LIFELINES has received from Publisher's Weekly, The Baltimore Sun, and a Top Pick from Romantic Times, LIFELINES has scored a Perfect 10 from Romance Reviews Today!<br /><blockquote>The writing, storyline, descriptions, and characterizations are simply superb...a gritty, breathtaking, nail-chewing wild ride in and about Pittsburgh.<br /><br />I found it difficult to put this book down. It is better than any medical story I have ever read and rivals the best in the movies and television. At the climax, readers will be hanging on by their fingertips. Emotions run high, and debut author C. J. Lyons blends everything and everyone seamlessly in this riveting drama. I award this must-read novel a Perfect 10.<br /><br />~Vi Janaway, Romance Reviews Today</blockquote><br />For the entire review, <a href="http://romrevtoday.blogspot.com/2008/03/perfect-ten-lifelines-by-cj-lyons.html">click here.</a><br /><br />LIFELINES is available in stores everywhere now.CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-90290441047507560292008-03-12T15:44:00.002-05:002008-03-20T18:32:15.384-05:00CJ on Live TV!Check it out--is that really me?<br /><br />Click<a href="http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/category.asp?C=94008"> here,</a> scroll down click on Author CJ Lyons.<br /><br />Go ahead and laugh, I know I did!<br /><br />What fun to go on live TV--no preparation, just have a seat, here's your mic, and go!!! Good thing I enjoy improvising, lol!CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-23877288091220143812008-03-10T17:29:00.007-05:002008-03-10T17:55:32.592-05:00LIFELINES Launched!Just returned from Left Coast Crime in Denver where I had my official launch for LIFELINES and a rocking good time!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/R9W6KwDbJDI/AAAAAAAAAFc/obx59dAHdMI/s1600-h/cjsteverhysandcake.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/R9W6KwDbJDI/AAAAAAAAAFc/obx59dAHdMI/s200/cjsteverhysandcake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176248040592974898" /></a>The first day I had two signings, the first with Steve Hockensmith and Rhys Bowen at Murder by the Book. Check out the beautiful cake owner Lauri Ver Schure had made for us!<br /><br />The second signing was in Boulder at High Crimes. Here's owner Cynthia Nye with her LIFELINES t-shirt. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/R9W8NgDbJGI/AAAAAAAAAF0/U_7IRhxjnnw/s1600-h/cynthiaandtee.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/R9W8NgDbJGI/AAAAAAAAAF0/U_7IRhxjnnw/s200/cynthiaandtee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176250286860870754" /></a><br /><br />And then my very first solo signing was at Tattered Cover. Look at what was greeting me when I walked in the door! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/R9W7HgDbJFI/AAAAAAAAAFs/Ofj_fazILAA/s1600-h/cjtatteredcover.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/R9W7HgDbJFI/AAAAAAAAAFs/Ofj_fazILAA/s200/cjtatteredcover.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176249084270027858" /></a><br /><br />Sold a lot of books during the trip but even better was hearing from tons of folks who read LIFELINES and already fell in love with the women of Angels of Mercy's ER!!! <br /><br />Will get these and more pix onto the website asap. In the meantime, if you've read LIFELINES, be sure to let me know what you think and send me your photo with your copy to be entered to win a prize!<br /><br />Check out my <a href="http://www.cjlyons.net">website</a> for more details.<br /><br />Thanks for reading!<br />CJCJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-28170916733958334222008-03-02T10:18:00.003-05:002008-03-02T10:59:31.409-05:00The Big PictureAuthorLink has posted a video interview I did with them, discussing the trials and tribulations of getting published.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.authorlink.com/articles/item.php?id=570">HERE</a> if you want to see me up close and personal....<br /><br />Plus more great reviews! This one from Sunday's <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/booksmags/bal-al.bk.briefs02mar02,0,2332014.story">Baltimore Sun, from Sarah Weinman</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote>Readers who prefer their medical thrillers to have characters with beating hearts and three dimensions are well advised to pick up this series debut by Lyons, a veteran of trauma centers and pediatric emergency medicine...Lyons captures the frenetic setting of the ER with a smooth style that demands the reader move forward to keep up with the piece, but she also creates winning portraits of the supporting players set to anchor the series. </blockquote>CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460267910034939314.post-86519625076104483832008-02-27T11:51:00.002-05:002008-02-27T11:59:11.717-05:00LIFELINES, out and about...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/R8WWvmXA3GI/AAAAAAAAAFE/NU52Y6aU264/s1600-h/LIFELINES-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/__oF7u9gZdjI/R8WWvmXA3GI/AAAAAAAAAFE/NU52Y6aU264/s200/LIFELINES-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171705491599973474" /></a><br />Recent sightings of early buzz about LIFELINES:<br /><br /><a href="http://freshfiction.com/page.php?id=926">~Candy's Inside Books</a><br /><br />~an nice feature from Ali Karim in <a href="http://januarymagazine.com/2008/02/doctors-appointment.html">January Magazine</a><br /><br />~and, a mention in <a href="http://newreads.blogspot.com/2008/02/lifelines.html">New Books!</a><br /><br />Wow!!! This is actually starting to feel real! Six days and counting!<br /><br />Don't forget, send me your picture with your copy of LIFELINES and I'll post them here and on my site--plus, you'll be entered to win a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card!<br /><br />And save those receipts--enter my TREAT A FRIEND and WIN! contest for a chance to win an iPod Nano! Details on my <a href="http://www.cjlyons.net">site.</a>CJ Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263382194031609952noreply@blogger.com0